Has anyone had failure problems with rx300 transmissions ?

Asked by joelu Aug 15, 2013 at 06:49 PM about the 2001 Lexus RX 300 FWD

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XDealerTechs answered 10 years ago

These transmissions do fail often. At the dealer I used to work at, we serviced the transmission every 15k miles, and that seemed to extend their life. If you hear a whining noise coming from the front of the transmission, it will fail soon.

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paulie66 answered 9 years ago

where can i get a used 02 rx300 transmission n how much

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